By Dawn's Early Light (2000)

When Mike Lewis leaves L.A. to stay with his grandfather in Colorado for the summer, he hates the old man's cowboy ways. When Mike demands to go home, the old man agrees and saddles up a ... See full summary »

Director:

Arthur Allan Seidelman

Writers:

Jacqueline Feather, David Seidler

Stars:

Richard Crenna, David Carradine, Chris Olivero

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Richard Crenna	...	Ben Maxwell
David Carradine	...	Nick Decker
Chris Olivero	...	Mike Lewis
Patrick David	...	Eddie Decker
Gary Bisig	...	Syd Spicer
Ben Cardinal	...	Ro
Tim Henry	...	Bell Baines
Stella Stevens	...	Eli
Blair Slater	...	Duane
Lachlan Murdoch	...	Evan
Sandra Nelson	...	Sandy Lewis
Greg Kean	...	Ron Lewis
Don MacKay	...	Mayor
Peter Raffan	...	Auctioneer
Lisa Marie Caruk	...	Heartbreaker #1

Storyline

When Mike Lewis leaves L.A. to stay with his grandfather in Colorado for the summer, he hates the old man's cowboy ways. When Mike demands to go home, the old man agrees and saddles up a couple of horses for a six week trip toward California, home, the Pacific and redemption.

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Plot Keywords:

cowboy | eating contest | teen rebel | grandfather grandson relationship | stars and stripes | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

21 June 2008 (Sweden)

Also Known As:

A hajnal első fénye

Filming Locations:

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Company Credits

Production Co:

Daniel L. Paulson Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

100 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Goofs

When the boy's mother enters his bedroom, he closes down a window on his computer, leaving the screen showing the usual blue-ish background in certain shots. In the long-distance shots from across the other side of the bedroom, the monitor is no longer on, then in another close-up the monitor still shows the blue background.

User Reviews

Captains Courageous meets My life as a House meets All the Pretty Horses?

This well crafted tale of a young man's coming of age under the guidance of his grandfather breaks no new ground but is a life affirming family movie. There are a few corny scenes and not all of the youth's reformation seems motivated but the film is well acted and moves along and doesn't get too bogged down with corn.

In this Icon driven culture, the ending scene was almost predictable but was moving none-the-less.

I'm a sucker for this type of film but overall, I'd say anyone would feel the film is worth the time and effort.